Need help getting a 360 degree revolving shot, preferebly cheap.

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peter917

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So in my upcoming short film I am wanting to do a shot of my main actress laying on the ground staring up at the trees/sky. I want 2 shots. One where the camera is pointing straight down and close on our actress face. The camera would be on a JIB and slowly pull up to reveal more of her body but I would also like the camera to be rotating in a circle as we move the jib up.

Problem is my ronin-m only goes 180 and smaller gimbals that can do 360 degree are to small for my Canon C200. Any suggestions?
 
Dolly and jib? Rent a bigger gimbal?

Or shoot in the highest resolution you can (maybe rent an 8K RED), and do the move in post. Did that a couple times for music videos...pretty much the shot you're describing...in the last days of standard def by shooting with a HD camera and doing the moves in After Effects. Worked well enough...

Or if you're aiming for a 1080 finish, maybe you can do it with your C200?
 
Do other gimbals allow for a full 360 degree movements? I did consider shooting 4k and 1080p delivery but I plan to submit to Toronto and Sundance so I would like to deliver in full 4K
 
I can't quite understand why your Ronin won't spin beyond 180 degrees. It may be hitting the handlebar, but when mounted to a jib, it should be able to spin around and around. Are you having clearance issues with the Ronin hitting the jib or something? I'm a MoVI user (I have an M5, an M10, an M15, and a PRO), and haven't specifically used the Ronin beyond just playing with it at trade shows, but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't pan around and around like my MoVI does.
 
I don't completely understand what axis you want the camera to rotate on, but if it's the vertical axis, you can just shoot 4k and rotate in post. Export to a 4k final, and don't tell anybody: they just won't notice.
 
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So my thought is that the ronin would be mounted like this

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/h...5/e15/11356888_502455736574770_89897961_n.jpg

Then the camera would be pointed straight down at the actress who is laying on the ground. I would have a operator rising the jib arm while I used the ronin remote but I could have sworn it only turns half way around then stops? Because I could never do a full 360 pan move due to the ronin stopping once I reached 90 degrees from what I remember. (I do not have one at the moment but use to own one)
 
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